Short Fiction
Poetry
1 min
Wrappings
Matt Dennison
Matt Dennison
The dog without
sense enough
to realize he
should be
drowning
in the flooded
river instead
of dancing
in it like some
long-tongued
grinning idiot
finally sees
his hysterical
would-be
child savior
and stops,
stiff-legged,
water cascading
his back as he
gallops over
to lick those
tears in heartless
fantastic greeting
before dashing
back to scatter
the wrappings
of ecstasy.
sense enough
to realize he
should be
drowning
in the flooded
river instead
of dancing
in it like some
long-tongued
grinning idiot
finally sees
his hysterical
would-be
child savior
and stops,
stiff-legged,
water cascading
his back as he
gallops over
to lick those
tears in heartless
fantastic greeting
before dashing
back to scatter
the wrappings
of ecstasy.
Wrappings was selected for MSUL’s themed call for work about Water, in coordination with the MSU Broad Art Museum’s fall 2023 exhibition, Flint is Family in Three Acts, featuring the photography of Latoya Ruby Frazier.
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